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Translingual
Han character
咖 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口大尸口 (RKSR), four-corner 66000, composition ⿰口加)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 185, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3523
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 610, character 6
- Unihan data for U+5496
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 加 (OC *kraːl).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note:
- ka - literary;
- ko - vernacular.
Definitions
咖
- Only used in 咖啡 (kāfēi); also used as its short form.
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
咖
- Only used in 咖喱 (gālí) and 咖哩 (kālǐ).
Etymology 3
From Hokkien 跤 (kha), shortened from 跤數/跤数 (kha-siàu, “character; guy”), probably with influence from Mandarin 腳色/脚色 (juésè, “character”).
Alternatively, from English cast.
Pronunciation
Definitions
咖
- (chiefly Taiwan, slang) character; role (clarification of this definition is needed)
Compounds
- 大咖 (dàkā)
- 小咖 (xiǎokā)
- 怪咖 (guàikā)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Definitions
咖
- Only used in 咖咖.
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Definitions
咖
- The meaning of this term is uncertain.
References
Japanese
Kanji
咖
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
咖 (eum 가 (ga))
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